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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
Christm a. Eve on the Road.

fFof1 tNo tNtcIgO ne UtIs
Last Christmas started east to spend my
Christmas with my family at Nor,h Adams
Mass" said W aller y. Smith, the LAWYER
and ne chuckled a. the recollection Of the
Trip. There was pretty Jolly party in the
Cepcr--a minister. pair of drummere, an
ACTOR, and haif dozen business men. Eyery-
bJdy was going nome To spend Chr stmas and
ali we're in good spirits. Ne were ali sitting
IN the smoking room swapping lies, and the
parsou told as many good stories as any OF
them. About IL O'Clock Christmas Eve one Of
the gentlemen remarked THIS viii be the
first Christmas Eve IN thirty Years. boys that
| haven't hung mp my stocking
"'Wh is to hinder this uue" the parson
said. Hang up your stocking and wen see
it's well died."
THAI We willH chimed in The rest of the
party. Take of your -tocking no = and well
Keep your record unhrOken,"
"Ibere was no getting out of it, so of came
one boot and it ckIGg and he stepped out into
tue passage way viii we iled IN. stocking.
EyerythnE went. When we called HIM In
he fOuud MS stoc ing hUIstrg with more or
less elegant presents. He nshed out d hand
tul of elegant clEar-, a handsome card ease
from drummer's sample YAii-r. a Curiously-
fashioned AeY ring from SC tland, and any
amount OF cards and rubbish. I1clUding a
en- mpagne cork. Nobody seemed to know
where that came from. but everyone o.ed
su-piciuusy at the parson That scheme
proved such a success hat we decided to 1ll
every mans stocking, but not 10 open them
unlil after midul ght. 50 each man went ont in
turn while the Others nlicd his stock ing. and
there we sat. one shoe on AMI one shoe on.
for half or three quarters Of an hour waiting
for Chrstmae dat. IL WAS tudlcrou. to see
uine men II ting arounn, each with one bare
&, /. waiting to see what santa Claus had
brought him. l'gr been railroading over A
quarter OF century, tne conGuclor SAID
when no came in and caught Us in the act
but never ga" apNthi / :. this before"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
Silk Culture.

Why not make serions effort here in
the South to cultivate silk? The mul-
berry is indigenous and it does nor
demand picked lands either. 1t VIII grow
and attain large proportions almost any
where, without expenditure and without
labor. Time is ali that is needed, after
the planting. for the trees to mature.
After maturity, a few days. less than a
month anyway, are suiiicienttO produce
crop of silk. Years ago schoolboys in
England, wherever there were mulberry
treas, used to amuse themselves
with tire product OF the silk worm
The cocoons need but little preparation.
If a ilature is available, they can be i'm
medisteIy reeled, and reeled silk is worth
50 per pound. The cocoons will bring,
when gathered, from So TO 81 p + pound
To produce silk neither machinery nor
tools are required. A boy Or girl can
make the reals, or teedn; frames, Of light
boards or OF branches OF trees.
The present demand in this country for
raw SILK Is G.000,000 pounds per year,
worth $30,OO0,000. The imports in No
yember OF last year were 546,03 pounds,
valued at $2,045, ia.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
- 4uIuvitauon to the Public.

&
/ sThe iBca ndescent electric light system
at the MORNING News Building be-
Ing IA operation, a cordial inyi
taton is oxten ed to the public to
visit the MORNING News establishment
on this, or any other evening and see the
light and the method OF its production.
Those who call this evening be-
tween the hours OF and 10 C'cl OK
Will nave the opportunity of witnessing
the printing OF newspaper by the la est
improved machinery. 1t is very seldom
that the Periecting Press is working at
such hours as are convenient Tor the gem
eral public to see it, hence this special in
vitation.
The MORNING NEws Perfecting Press
feeds, or supplies, It's own paper, prints
both sides, eight PAGES, from stereotype
plates which are cast for each edition J,
cuts, pastes, counts, folds and delivers
the paper in the form in which it is served
to its subscribers.
The MORNING NEWS takes this oppor-
tunIty OF extending a cordial invitation
to its friends at home and abroad, and to
all others who are interes ted in such mat
ters, to visit it at any time, BY
calling at the counting room Wis
itors Will be placed in charge of
a courteous attendant who will show
them through the building and explain
the different departments and the ma
cbnery connected herewith.
The newspaper Perfecting Press and
Uhe incandescent system Of electric
Lighting are two OF the great inventions
of the nineteenth century. The MORN
ING NEWS feels confident that those who
accept the MORNING NEWS invitation
will feel that their time has not been
wasted.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
Uniform Divorce Laws.

Judge EdmuGd IL . Bsrrs.g contributes
an able paper IN tls jan Uary cUD Der Of
the Forum on National Divorce Le<i SIS
ton" A. the CA Sc. Jl1<e G9aBs55 81 -
gests two Important Ques.ioos. Is AMI
formjlv IN our divorce laws desirable?
Can sucn uniformity D. secured eE-sp,
by Conzres~ioua. legislation; rls o. A.
sons for dsslcils Il dissolution Nt ca5 mar
rag contract are Substantially the same
everywhere. for they are supp, Ell by
human passions, Alj Il they ars valid in
one Sta-e tnay are equally 50 in another.
The evil comp ain 4 Of is TIE sane, and
the remedy sa1uld be tue same. When
tie civil law Of one Jurisdiction in mat
ter 50 vital 10 social happiness conflicts
directly wil0 that OF an0taer just across
the border line, tue sense OF right ana
wrong in 5ot4 is weakened, and the pub.
lie mind, having no generally recogniz ID
axiom III ethics upon which to rest,
throws morality overheard alto sether, and
seeks INDULGENCE of individual eXpedi-
ency. OF all the States and Territories of
the Union South Carolina and New Mex
leo alone have no divorce laws. OF ali
the rest it is sufficient to say that there is
no uniformity in their divorce laws, or in
the manner OF the administration of hem
or one State Judge Bennett observes: 81
toroear to mention its name, lest 1t tend
to increase its business in this line, but
no previous residence within il is neces-
sary; the court is open to any one who
wishes to become a resident. He need
never set foot on its territory nor leave
for one moment his own State. II he
merely wished he We're absent long
enough to nile an application, that sufiic-
es." The same lack OF uniformity OBJ
tains in the effect and consequence of
decree Of divorce, The grossest and most
cruel OF frauds are perpetrated.
ScOundrels in the shane OF
attorneys, in return for heavy tees,
have dispensed forged degree3. counter
feiting the signatures of both Judge and
clerk of the court, and the official seal.
Judge Bennett sees but one remedy, and
the general public Is apt t. agree with
him, viz: an amendment to the constitu-
ton empowering Congress "to establish
uniform laws on the subject of divorce
throughout the United States,' the inser-
ton Of the words land divorce" in Sec
ton 5, constituting the amendment. Pub
lie opinion grows stronger every day in
favor of uniform marriage and divorce
laws
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
Dime Museum Tragedy.

~ ON me bHV no Err eSs.
Don't walk the plank to- night, Terry ~
pleaded the woman. II must do me duty
Liza :" sternly returned the human iv. But
you're so weak after your long sickness that
I'm afraid you'll Stick TO the plank." "Oh,
IN pull through all righi. hon. Have no
lear. So the once strong man strapped on
ms vacuum reducing shoes and WAS hOisted
to the glazed surface of the plank which hung
SO near the lofty ceiling OF the theatre.
Once, and abOrlou-Iy, he went the plank s
length. He succeeded in turning to go back,
hut then stuck fast. The leg muscles were
too weak to overcome the attraction between
the board and the shoes, even sufficiently to
a,low the man 10 drop into the safety net.
Ihe horror stricken wife and audience could
only shu tder and leave him hanging there.
lie cannot be taken off until gymnast visits
u C town uses the same sort of trapeZe
and lie 5 emDtoe ed By our stranded friend
The ceiling of the variety theatre Is too nigh,
ana the board in an almost inaccess BILE posi-
ton. The only man who can make the rescue
Is now playing years engagement in New
South w aes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
He Would Like to Have Her Kiss Him
Again.
From the Current.

From the Current.
"Thy way" he said, lis smooth, and green
and fair.
There are no thOrns,to wound and prick
thy feet, &
Where summer reigns, and star-like bios
SONS sweet
Bend 10 the winds low call thy path Is there
And mine? Alas! no dewy morning break
Across tLe valley where my patti hath lam,
And yet. though youth be dead and faith be
SLAIN,
keep THESE tokens--for the old loves sake
Beside the urn that holds no hidden fame
. altar-fres that long have paIed away,
yet may pause, and in the ashes gray
Read with dim eyes the old. familiar name,
Aud If some sh adowv mem'ry should awake
And once again my eyes with teas grow
wet.
II in my heart should spring some vague re-
greet
Nav. do not chide me-for the old loves
sake.
'As one who sees in old-remem bered hooks
with eyes thai have grown sad with cease
les tears.
The same bright beauty of the long lost
years,
And hears again the laughing summer rock
SO If from troubled dreams could awake
And feel thy warm. soft ki-se, on nv fac,
| think the sweetness IF thy winoome grace
Would touch me-only for the old loves
sake"
ADELAIDE DAY ROLLSTON
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
DEX TONEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

dEETINGs-DeKalb Lodge. No. 9. ]. o. o.
Calanthe Lodge. No 2S, X. P; southern
h Itual Loan Association; Worklngmens
Is nevolent Association; Georgia Tent NO.
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}PECIAL NorIcEs-As TO Crews Of Br.
eamships Norfolk and Cor niia; Georgia
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pany.
AMUsEMENTs-st. Johns Parish Entertain
44nts.
LEGAL NoTIcEs-Application for Letters
81 Administration.
CHEAP COLUMN ELECTROMAGNETIC
= anted; Lost; Miscellaneous.
CHOCOLATES. ErC.-A. NJ. & C. w. West.
NONE BETTER-Love.l baltimore.
CIRCULAR Nos. 50 AND sl-RaiirJad Com
" Ssion Of Georgia.
HoTELs-Windsor Hotel, Jacksonville,
a san Salvador, st. Augustine, Fla.
CLOTHING, FURNISHING AND HASA.
ak & Son.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
PERSONAL.
'teCelanL

Bob INGtRsOLL'S hair is as white as snow.
THE Comte de Paris and the Due d'Aumale
will pay visit shortly to the rope at Rome
GOV. LEE, of Virginia. is credited with
! being the champion checker player OF the
South
MRS. MCCLELLAN, widow of the General.
| has established herself at Florence for the
| winter
| BEN: PERLEY PooRK says thatrhe President
/ on Chrirtmas day ate mInCe PIE made bv
NJ rs. Folsom.
/ PROF. JAMES LEGGE. the eminent Chicago
scholar, is going to bring out trical rams
lation Of the Psalms according TO the Hebrew
text.
w. G. DEsHLER, millionaire banker o.
Columbus. O.. has prrsen ed the emAle Be-
nevo Mt Society OF that city with a check for
500, 900.
MINISTER MCLANE and ex-Gov. English. of
Connecticut. met recently in Paris for the
fir I lime IN forty wears. Early in life they
were quite Intimate.
NINE. ZEIGLER, best known as Abani, stin
sings, though not IN public, and her voice is
said u be quite unIm red. dies pie her more
than TO year. Her home is in Paris.
CONGRESSMAN WoLFoGD, OF Kentucky, IS
wiling to be drafted as the DemocI attic candi-
dat ter Lieutenant Governor, and expresses
his ahlltN TO drive any Republican candidate
of the stump.
EX-Gov. HAMILTON, of Illinois, is in doubt
whether he can afford to sacr flee a lucrative
law practice md enter polit cs AGAIN So he
doesn't know whether he 10 really candidate
tor Gen. Log us seat.
join RUsSiN has recently presented
beautiful sta ned glass window TO he Church
at The Sacred Heart (CstholicJ, Conistop.
England. John Ruskin says he cares nothing
for Creeis, but that he does ca for the needs
OF his fellowmen. without distinction OF
creed.
J. n, MAUyIG, the great Danish phiiolo.
gist and statesman, whose death wa recent
~ announced, was born on the island of Born
holm ia SOL, and when % years Il died the
chair OF attn at he University OF Copen.
hagen. For more than thirty wears he was
one Of The most Influential politicians IN Dem
m RI.
THE Prince Of w ales recently took two sub
scriptinn4 80 the Third Eclinse Stakes OF flO,-
90. IN he run at Sandown PARK 10 1859, which
mas secured the largest entry ever known for
an Euglish prIzc. The possibility at winning
this prize viii be a great relief 10 Queen VIC
turIa, VINO has been advancing "peuniss" 10
her son to he pay his deOts for several years
pat.
nun Gamma do Do has ,,tocod tta i'd
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
senator Bowen ~ Poker PLAYER

"Irs amusing to read these newspaper sto-
ries ID ut senator Tom BOWen's pUKer piay
INK ca, abilities" sa,d Col Ball, the West, IN
railr' ad man and cattle king. " no is a. pres
ent wishing New YORK friends. The idea Of
Tom uffiug Senator sherman or any o her
man is As good as PunCh's best. Why, Tom
Bowen Is very ordinary player-rRsh. and
all hat. even to desperation at t!mes-but he
really doesn't play nigh. and he rarely wins
At east that's the way the boys thu k ont in
he mountains, where Tom made his mcne\
and found his Senator al plum. IN COlorado
his playing WIS very modest, and very mod.
crate, too, | assure you. lie had gone there
With u b Y, brua experience rs lesson for
prudence and caution, and / doubt IL TO
Ia IL DAY ne has got en- over kppi; ing their
mora. IL occurred down IN ArKan-as about
the time he WAS - carDct-l a. candidate f. the
senate against Dorsey. He was more fond of
poker thCu than now. One night. upon drop.
ping INTO his tavoriic haunt IN Little Rock,
he wa. astonishcu TO zee q stranger at the
green cloth Tie intruder was not 81 all well
dressed, and the unshorn features beneath
MS -tcamboat nat we're not the kind to Ia.
v te confidence or regard. He had been los.
ing In small way for some Time, though
ana Bowen felt mat pcrhaps after an the
man was merely an ordinary hand. Tom Sat
IN, and won a. first. Short y the ude turned
against him and in favor OF the stranger
The otners also began TO lose. and faster
one by one they dropped ont. 10 was nov
between Tom AID the stranger. Toms cash
supply. something over tj00, went INFO the
nile of hla opponent. He borrowed 5000 from
The nousc, aud that lowed IN the same
course As II creased for The occasion. lie had
no more money. and four queens were smil-
ing seductiy. ly a. INN
Watch good fur 5000 he asked
81 about, sah,' was the rejoinder, 'and /
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

In the death OF the Rt. Rev. Boratio
Potter, ID. d., the Protestant Episcopal
Church has sustained severe loss. Some
idea OF the labors OF the deceased Bishop
may be gained from the following resume
OF his official acts Tor the twenty-seyen
years OF bis epscopate. Ia that time he
performed 1902 combinations, and 150, 600
baptisms, OF whom 1858 were adults.
He cOnsecrated III churches, and laid
over 100 corner-stones. lie ordained 45O
deacons, and 1854 priests, and Instituted
II reclors. Bishop Potter, at the time of
bis death, was "a years Of age.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

Discussion is knocking the spots out of
the cd New England idea of protection.
The Bost'n Record says that 1t would be
Nell TO cut oovn-'he income Of the GOV
eminent $lU0,0O0,0OO year, manly 10y
reducing the import duties. Those on iron,
steel, textile fabrics and edibles, it SAYS,
Will bear considerable reduction with
gu; impairlnG the principle of protection,
an import duty OF 10 or 20 per cent. being
as true protection as are 40, 60 and 50
per cent.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

The ice palace about to be erected in
Montreal is to be on much larger scale
this year than the one OF last year, and
visitors to the carnival are TO be treated
to great many new features. The pal
ace rs to consist OF $4,000 blocks Of ice,
will be brilliantly lighted by electricity,
and will he defended AGAINST mock AT
TACK in which 5000 snowshO RS Will par
ticipate. one big corporation proposes
TO spend $4,000 on the procession, while
another will construct an enormous oven,
bake bread, and distribute it TO all COM
ers. a living arch is TO be erected on
Victoria square, managed by snowshoers.
The only dra~back to the prospective
enjoyment is a possible blizzard, with
mercury down TO nowhere.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
Something About Cats.

The Egyptian name for the cat is said
to be Maou. 1t is certainly appropriate.
the familiar name ''puss" has also, it is
claimed, an Egyptian origin. Cats have
very remote ancestry. They are men
toned in manuscripts 1900 years old.
The cat was worshiped in the temple at
HeliOpolis, sacred to the sun. In the
Metropolis of Thebes, containing the
tomb OF King Hama, of the eleventh dyn-
asty, Is one OF the most ancient represen-
tations of the cat. The London Field
says that it has been cOnjectured from a
painting taken from tomb at The bes, and
now at the British Museum, that the
cat was taught by the ancient Egyptians
TO retrieve. The painting in question de-
plcts an Egyptian fowler gliding 10 fat
bottOmed boat through a reed bed, and
throwing sticks at water fowl, while a
cat is represented as looking up at him
with a wild duck in its mouth, and an
other bird, apparently water hen, under
is fore feet. This by no means estab-
fishes the retrieving theory, for it Is the
nature of a cat to prey upon birds. The
Egyptian cat may not have been OF The
same species as our domestic cat. De
BialnVil.e thinks there were three differ
enJ species. while people who only know
cats as night nuIsa IcA, on the roof of a
house, or in the yard, are ilclined to
think there are Il great many varieties.
The ancient Britons highly priced their
cats. According to the Welsl laws OF
Howell Daa, who died in 94S, the value
of a kitten before it could see was fixed
at penny; after it had caught mouse,
two pence; and when it had become an
expert mouser, four pence--a large sum
IN those days. Tuey are still 'petted,"
and IN savannah, since the earthquake,
1--we a great deal from nome.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
From abatement Of Sir John Bennett.

From a statement OF Sir John Bennett,
excellent authority on the subject, thc
English watch industry must be IN de
piorable condition. One English firm
alone, it is said, which formerly made
5000 watches a year, now gets all It's
stock from Switzerland. The numo Of
Elryiieh-made watches stamped in 1850,
Exceeded 100000, land now" says Sir
john Bennett, ''if | needed 100 Englisn
lever watches don't know where won id
yet tlem." rhe bulk OF the English
kyaelsS made Id Clerkenwell are OF
The kkhd known as chronometers, aud
these are made by Germans, Swiss, and
French. Few English watches are now
Made 40 England, aad even the most
favored English cnronomGters are the
work 1of foreigners settled in Englaud
The Swiss export watches to En- slaud -
the value Of over Gl,000,0 per aunum.
Most OF the operatives formerly in the
watch trade are now engaged In the
manutac ure OF telegraph instruments
and electrical apparatus, bicycles ant
tricycles. Skilled workmen ia the watch
trade used to earn theii 93 per week.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

1t Is rather remarkable how very dit
ferent the Gu toms are in different coun-
tries respecting wnm ms dresses. A
Washington correspondent says that the
dresses OF the society ladies OF that city
are "more decO.iette this season than ever
before" which is saving about all that one
Persian fashion permits the exposure OF
the lower limbs nearly to the waist, but
jealousy guards and conccals the bosom
aud neck, while the American fashion
permits the exposure Of the upper nalf Of
the body, but protects the lower. 1t
would be dreadful should the style Of
Teneran and the style OF Washington join
hands.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

Gov. Lounsbury's recommendation to
the General Assembly OF Connecticut to
extend tue number of days compulsory
attendance at school to 120 is a move in
the right direction, but does not 20 far
enough. One-third OF a year at school and
two-thirds away from 1t mean an oppor-
tunIly to forget in the two-thirds W nat is
learned in the One-third The cad to be
attained is defeated. Two thirds of a
year at school should be the requirement
of the law, Less time would be required
10 impart a common school education,
and what was acquired would be re-
tanned. The child would receive the
benefit, ana the parents be compensated
Tor the enforced attendance. Instead of
from six TO sixteen, as in some States, be-
ing made the years of attendance, from
ten to sixteen would be better.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
WHY Not Both?

Fro7B the PhiEadelD6ia Rec ,rd (Dena.)
The proposition before Congress to create a
Department of grIcullure has not a particle
OF justification IN sense or use. 1T would be
quite a. appropriate to create a Department
OF thing. If Congress- desires TO do
the farmers a favor 1T will cut down the taxes
on the necessaries OF living. which they main
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

The fact that disease as yirulent as
small poX is permitted to extend its raw
ages in a city like Brooklyn without
timely official warning BY the Health
Commissioners is pretty GOOD ground for
Indictment. That three children IN one
family should die of it. and the cause of
death be publicly regarded as mysterious
until the Coroner's inquest pronounced
1T small poX. seems almost incredible.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

iii the objection Of Mr.. Hepburn, of
1ra, to the appropriation of $500, 600 for
nc and public building in Charleston
- Recount of that earthquake, ihare is
E0n Ching akin to tbougltiCss heartloss
ness, The earthquakes are extending
their spuere Of operations, however, and
Iowa may know now it is herself after
awhile.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
CURRENT COMMENT.
He Has a Road.

Fr0D' the 81. Lolli, Republican, (De,n,J
rive got road" says Gen. Ben Butler E,
ION which IL is ImDo- sfble for trains to run on
me track sure y this can't I've the road Gen.
Ben was travelling when he ran 10 tender TO
Engineer Blane's locomotive TWO years ago.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10
Aiming For Peace,

Franz the Chicago Times (Dem.)
newspaper says that 1.-THE German arm
ing ls simply sound peace measure" Bis
marcN's diplomacy ia evidently modelled
alter that of our own Mr.. sullivan, WHO keeps
Ms hghtln2 strength UP 10 such pit thatit
IS lmposslble 70 ilnd anyone 10 tight hum.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

Deep water to the sea is absolutely nee
ossary to Savannah's prosperity. Means
should be taken at once to impress this
upon the minds of the Senators from this
State and the Representative from this
Afafrlct
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

bare Is still some money on hand. col
115ted for the expenses OF the Harbor Con-
Ie6R on which met IN tlis city year
14o last November. Why not use it in
some way now in impressiug upon Con-
HreSs the necessity for larger approprl-
ntfon for Savannah harbDr?
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

There is more real mora. and mental
pol effected b. The sunday school than
IN any other influence. Its pleasant and
n6l5uctIye associations retain their
|<slity years after the preachers and
If1i.hers who labor in it are dead. Every
WI man and woman should exhibit
eve sympathy with it's aims.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

0hio's clerks must be a slippery set
Gov. Foraker's clerks are said to be re-
eponsi5le for the premature birth of tn
executive message, and the clerks OF the
4ehpol Board get away with the teachers
Icy. Clerical reform is needed In